Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 17, 1898, Page 3, Image 3
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , .t. WESTERN UNION'S ' BUSINESS 'Officers ' of the Company Testify to Ita Extent in Nebraska. RAILROADS SAV IT FROM ACTUAL LOSS lAtnonni nt Commercial Trnnnaotoil Not Hnougli to War rant KceiiltiK "Matir of the ' Office * Open. LINCOLN , Feb. 1C. { Special. ) The hearIng - Ing of the telegraph case on the Fcltz com plaint wns taken up before the secretaries of the State Hoard of Transportation thU Afternoon. C. I ) . Horton , arnlataat superin tendent of the western division of the West ern Union , wan on the stand meet ot the time , and gave many of the details of the buslncvo of his company In this state. Ho nald that a great many ot the offices wcro maintained at a loss. Of the G03 offices In the state , only eight went above $200 per month In gro'B earnings , The receipts of nlno offices ranged from $100 to $200 $ per month , eighty-two took In tens than $2 $ per month each , whllo IOC ranged from $2 to | 5 per month. There wcro 679 men employed by the company In the state , and If It were not for the contracts with the railroad com panies the entire bus I nets la the state would be at a positive loss. The wltncsR , In answer to a question re garding the taxra paid by the company , said > that taxation wan not avoided. He said that the contracts with the railroads provided that the telegraph lines should bo assessed along with the railroad lines along which -they run , and that the amount of the taxes thud paid by the railroads was deducted from the rentals stipulated to bo paid for the use of the wlrec. Mr. Dlckoy was recalled nr.d testified that the plant of the Western Union In this state ctvt In the neighborhood of $1,000,000 , and that whllo It was probably ciot worth that much at the present tlmo In cash , It was probably worth that much to the company when the value of the through buslnefs and connections was taken Into consideration Ho told something of the Increase ot busi ness slnco 189G , and said that there had been some Increase In the amount ot salary paid to the cmplo > ci. % Mr. Wolfonbargcr asked when the com p.any commenced to Increase salaries , but Mr Ilcko > said he could not tell exactly when prosperity struck the company. Some of the Increases of salary were from pro- motlon nnd others because of the merit of the cmplojcs. VALUATION FOR TAXATION. J A. Abbott , bookkeeper In the state auditor's olllce , was called and testified is to how the State Hoard ot Equalization had placed the valuation of the railroads and telegraph lines of the stnto. Ho said that the figures for 1S97 were the same as thcwc of 1896 , so far ao the railroads wcro con cerned , no Increase having been made. Ttic board had , however , ascertained that cer tain telegraph lines had not been listed bj the railroads for taxation In 1S9G , and It wcin the valuation of thc.sc lines In IS'i" that made the increase In the total valuation which WBH credited to the railrcad lines alone. The lines which had been missed lu 189G were along the I ) . & M. and Missouri Pacific roadh. This testimony hy Bookkeeper Abbott did not ugrco wltCi the statement Just published by the State Board of Transportation , In which the Board ot Equalization Is given credit for having made a large Increase In the valuation of the railroads of the state. , , And yet this testimony was given bnforo the seciclaries , who cct tided to the report nuil a largo number ot printed copies of the report were on the table near which the witnesses and presiding ofllcers sat. Abbott said that his data wcro talcen from the rec ords In ( tic ofllco ot the auditor. It was Hhown that the valuation of tele graph lines was at Hie rate ot $40 per mile for lines with single wire , $50 for double wire lines and $10 per mlle for each additional wire After the hearing had progressed thus far Mr. Wolfenbarger , on behalf of Senator Feltz , asked for a continuance of the case until the Ibth of March , In order that he could make a further Investigation. Mr Wolfenbarger had only been called Into the case yebterday and was the only attorney appearing for Ido complainant. It has been stipulated that the same ruling shall be made In regard to the Pestal company as In the ease of the Western Union , so that 1 will not bo found necessary to examine Into the affairs of the former company. CUBAN RELIEF ARRANGEMENTS. The Cuban Relief commission has re coivou a donation or 1,200 ousnels of corn from Staplehurst and has received notice that the citizens of Gothenburg have a car load ready for shipment. A cash donation of ? 2.ri was rocelved today from O. II. Beebo of Cambrldgn on behalf of the Methodlsi church of that place. The commission has received nottco that whllo the railroads have made no concerted agreement regarding the fieo transportation ot relief supplies , each company has agreed to take care of all the shipments turned ever to It , BO that the transportation is now Insured. The damage case of John Lcfferdlnk against A E Van Berg was decided In dis trict court today , the Jury finding In favoi of the defendant. Van Ilcrg. The damage e\\\t \ \ was the result of a colllslon''botween the two men In Hlckman , Neb , January 7 , 1807 They had had troublu before the accident liapponcd and were not on speaking terms The ownero of the Hlckman Enterprise bc- came involved In a quarrel and as Lefterdlnk wao leaving tlu > scone of the disturbance where ho had been a spectator ho saw Van Berg coming toward him. Neither man ovlnccd a desire to allow the other to pass iand as a consequence Lefferdlnk , being much the lighter of the two , went off the walk Into the snow. He set up that ho hat ! contracted rheumatism as a result of the collision and that ho was unable to work. Ills suit was for $5.000. The Lincoln Traction company of this city Iiaa discontinued the operation of cars on the Bethany line. Bethany Is a suburb ol lilncoln and the seat of Cotner university This action was taken as an Immediate re sult ot a controversy with the Missouri Pa cific -road , which wants the street car com pany to put In a better crossing where the tracks meet. Omaha people at thu hotels : At the Lin- doll Frank L Gregory , 0 G. Wallace and wife , Lou Levy , T. F Andrews , J , O. Butler and Jaiiicti Allan. At the Lincoln J. J Dickey , Frank Miles , C. B. Horton , E , \Vakoluy and T , II Thorpe. II.-lli-Mio llrlrfx. UELLEVUIJ , Neb , Feb. 16. ( Special. ) Jlov. Charles E. Schalblo of Creston , la. , delivered a lecture on "Tho Yellowstone d'ark" Tuebday evening at the Presbyterian church , under the auspices of the Ladles' lAld society. An Informal reception fol lowed the address and the largo audience availed Itself of the opportunity afforded to examine the geological specimens and pho- Many People Cannot Drink coffee nt night. It spoils their Bleep. You cnn driuk Graiu-O when ) ou I > lcnso ami bleep like n top. Tor Groiu-0 docs not stimulate ; it nourishes , chcrra and feeds. Yet it looks and tubttshko the best coffee. Tor ucrwis persons , joung people nutl children Graiu-O U the perfect drink. Made from pure grains. Get n paoki\EO from your grocer to-day. Try it lu placu of coffee. 15 and 25c , Try Grain = O ! Inil ttti tyourcrocerglre 3fouQKAlN-O Accept no Imitation. togrnphs : of the park the lecturer had brought with him The Teacher * ' Heading circle held Its reg ulnr monthly meeting with fifteen member present , John Ooss presiding. "Whlttlcr the Quaker Poet , " was the mibjcct for the meeting. There was a general dlscuwlon of his life and writings , followed by a crlt Icat analysis ot his "Tent on the illctich , " Monday evening a > alcntlne social nao given at the homo of Mr. William Wallace The tialo of valentine j and games gave en tcrtalnmcnt to thjse present. COUNTY COUMISSIO.NUItS .AD.TOl'HN Meeting nt Or nnil Inland I'rotc * I'lrtiNnnt nnil t'rnfltntilc. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. . Feb. 16. ( Special. After a ehort oe&slon thin morning , the arnual convention of the Nebraska Count } Commlrolonem' association closed , to mcc In adjourned meeting at Omaha early In Scp tombcr. After the business scpslon the visit Ing delegates were given a drl\e about the city and to the augar factory. Secretary Drookley reports the meeting to have been one ot the moat profitable Ir the history of the organization. 'Quito a number of new members were added and there was throughout the eeselon n lively participation In the dlscuEelons. One ot the Important matters considered was the revls Ion of the lan relating to nvessmenla , I being the unanimous opinion that there nan n lack of equality In the present laws. The matter nas referred to a special committee on legislation , which consist ! : of Deckman o Lancaster , Beckley of Sarpy , Young of Caos Ostrom of Douglnn and Johnson of Madison The following officers were elected for the etisu'ng jcar : Fred Deckman of Lancaster president ; S. I ) . Morchead of Docnclco president ; Will Drookloy ot Adams , secre tary ; Thomas Hector of Douglas , treasurer. A \oN > of thanks \\RO tendered to the bualnces men of thla city for their hospi tality and to N. Kodrea for Informatlo * furnished. Mr. Koilrea , a resident of this city , was for many jears county treasury examiner anda \ \\c\\ \ \ Informed on comity affairs. Ho attended the meeting and uas freely called upon for points jicrtlncnt to the matters In discussion. Among tho'o present \\cre the following S H. Morchead of Uoone county , A. C John sen , J. J. Hughes , H. W. Winter of Madison J 1' . roller. 0. W. Young and J C. Haja o Caas , J W. Schmidt ot Danes , K M. Stcn- borg , Thomas Hector , Hcmj C. Ostrom am 1'otcr Hofclt ot Douglas. D. K. Prlco and J. G. Vorhes of Hamilton , Fred Bookman of Lancaster , Dan Ulgley , M. J. Connor , D O. Lcary ot Sarpy W. A nickensoti and John Dalton of Senard , H. J. Mnskcntlnc and Charlet ) I" . Jones ot Stnnton , G. Schmidt and W. C. Deers of Thnjer , Will Ilrookley Frank Phillips , T. J. Cooperrlder of Adams L. G. Ilrlan of Iloonc , M HalJcrtiesj o Duller , F. Collins of Nuckolls , J. M. Jones John Yohe , A. II. Olmstead , Leroy Pajne and IJ A. Sk'nner ot Gage , C. W. HoDkcr of Dodge , Charles E lng , Pat Hoye. Thomas Gosncll , D M Alter , H. Ulef. C. D Wood ward of Hall. G W Welton of , Lemarn Uethton of Phcrman. .1. Sriill.l\i MOHTOiPJy Tells IIo\v IHCaiiu - to lie ClmrKi-il Mltli IMiiKlarlMiii. NCDHASKA CITY , Feb. 1C ( Special. ) Asked today by a represcntallve of The Hee as to the charge of the plagiarism of the poem. "What do Wo Plant When We Plant the Tree , " preferred against him by Hev. .1 D. Kenjoii of Sjracuso , N. Y. , In the dis patches of last Saturday , ex-Secretary J. Sterling Morton made the following state ment : "I never read the verses , 'What Do We Plant When Wo Plant the Tree. ' or any other poetry before any grange or other association -audience , nor have I ever published thorn over mv own name or claimed to bo their author. I am as In capable of versification as a perfectly deaf man Is of hearing music or a completely dumb man la of singing songs , nut , as the author and founder of Arbor clay , I have printed many thousand copies ot those verses and als > o of th > 'Anthem for ( Arbor Day , ' upon gllt-cd < ed cards and circulated them among the schools of the different stales for use at Arbor day plantings and celebrations. Some weeks or months slnco a friendly and facetious newspaper corre spondent alleged that since my retirement from the Department Agriculture I was amusing myself by 'building theaters and writing verpes,1 and , leaving out my Over land Theiter , attached the verses In ques tion as a specimen of my productions. "Thus , no doubt , originated the charge of plagiarism kindly and piously promulgated from Syracuse , N. Y. , through the Associated Press , hy Rev. Mr. Kcnyon , who Is hinibelf , according to the telegram , by his own ad mission , a poet of largo local renown. The good effect ot calling public attention to thcso poetic Inspirations for arboriculture even through scandalous methods will prob ably bo perceptible at the cclebrallons and trco plantings of Arbor day , 1S98 , in nearly all the states of the American union , " 'M'NCOIA'S iMAYOIi. State Capital's Municipal KxecntUc Cllllril to Vft'oimt. LINCOLN , Teh. 1C. ( Special Telegram ) The city council held a special meeting th's forenoon , all but ono ot the councllmcn being present. Charges were prefeired against Mayor F. A. Graham and Exciseman H. U Valll and Impeachment proceedings will be commenced against these two ofllcla'e The resolution to bring the proceedings was adopted by unanimous vote of the membera present. The mayor Is charged with allow ing the salocrs to rerun ci open after hours and on Sundays , allowing houses of prosti tution lo be openly run , and gambl'ng houses to be conducted. He la charged with selling positions to people desiring appointments , extorting cud allowing to bo extorted money from the employes of city departments , the specifications asserting that $50 was the ordinary prlco charged for positions. while $525 was taken from Chief of Police Mellck to Insure his retention In oltlce. The articles also charge that the mayor conspired to destroy ono of the city wells In order that a new ono might bo put down In another location. The date for the hearing Is set for March 3. Exciseman Valll Is charged with using his position to extort money from the policemen and tlrcmen , and with allowing the siloons to run Illegally and to operate wlno rooms. The date of his hearing U sot for February 28. While there was no vote against the proposed proceedings , four out of the four teen councllmcn , are known to bo against the Impeachment. YIISIII AiiJUis : TU 1,1:1-11 OM : o\sn. Vo nerlxloii In Cnxr Ilenilercd Iiy ( In Court. LINCOLN , Fob. 1C ( Special Telegram ) In the supreme court this morning the Crelghton theater and the Yelscr telephone oases were argued In the latter Mr. Yels r made his own argument , contending not for a general reduction of rated , but for a re duction In price of Individual telephones. At noon no decision had been handed down by the court 'I'll 1 1f \rri'Mt Ml ut Oolinul > u . COLUMIUJS , Neb. , Feb 1C ( Special Tele gram ) Officer nrady arrested a man at the Meridian hotel this morning on a description wired from the Grand Island authorities who was wanted for larceny from tbo person. The nun gave the name of James Hall , and the watch and chain were found concealed In the bed clothes. Chief of Police Meyers canio ii | > from the Sugar City at 2 o'clock and Identified the man and property and took them back thin evening , The watch was taken from a traveling man tuid vvae valued at over ? 100. Cat HiDoliiK Well. MULLEN , Neb. , Feb. 1C. ( Spi > clal.-On ) the ranches west of hero In Grant and Sher idan countlea cattle are all looking well. Stockmen have been obliged to feed hay to their stock nearly all winter , as the range hag been covered with snow ever slnco the 2Cth of October until recently. At present the ; range la entirely bare from enow and stockmen have put their cattle on the range aatn. Drentur > otr , DBCATUn , Neb . Feb. 10. ( Special. ) The old soldiers held a campflro at the homo of er-Commander d. J. White last night. Lert Coltrell , the gambler who had charge of the little red cottage , 1 gone. The re port got out that the Methodist people bad lied aindavlta with the grand Jury to have him lucllcUtLi . , , CURIOS FOR OMAHA'S ' SIIW Ohadron Will Bo Bight In the Van at the Exposition. VERY FINE COLLFCTION OF CURIOSITIES IlcllcN from the Ilnttlc of AVonnilcil Knee nnil Geological Specimen * from the Ilnil I.and * nnil Illnck lllllN. CIIADnONN'ob. . , Feb. 16.-(3peclai. ( ) Chadron will bo represented nt the Trans- mlsslsslppl exposition and In a manner which will bo bound to attract attention to this city. The exhibit will bo In the shape of tbo Ryan collection of Indian curios , the largest collection of Us kind In the United States , comprising , as It does , Indian relics Bad Lands fossils , Black Hills rubles , wild nest taxidermy specimens , wonderful petri factions , beautiful minerals , mngntflcen bcadnork , western curiosities of all kinds and a largo collection of valuable ancient firearms , all collected In this city and vl clnlty by P. llyan , while n resident of Chad ron , during which time ho has been cm- ployed as a brakcman on tbo Fremont , Elkhorn - horn & Missouri Valley railroad. Mr. Hyan left with his collection for ( St. Joseph the first of the week , where ho will remain with It until the opening of the exposition. From a historic and educational standpoint the Hyan collection has no peer. It comprises 5,000 pieces of Indian manufacture , covcrliif every article made by the Sioux tribe , am Is an object lesson representation of Indian life from the cradle to the grave. Mr. 'Ryan's ' collection has long been an object of Inter est to every visitor to this city and was dlsplajcd In ono of the largest store build ings In the city. Ono of the articles con tained In It which Is of more than passing Interest Is the ghost shirt of Big Foot , the leader of the Sioux uprising of seven jears ago It Is soiled and stained with blood , am was cut from lllg Foot's body by Dr. J. H McKnlght of Long Pine , Neb , after It was cold and stiff In death on the battlefield of Wounded Knee. There Is the genuine In dian tepee In which Chief lied Cloud made his headquarters during the battle o : Wounded Knee Thcro are war bonnets beaded leggings , vests , sashes , squaw's dresses ; In fact , every article of Indian man ufacture. In the collection of historical firearms , sabers and knives are some very valuable specimens , Including some firearm ! about which are woven tales of daring and deeds of bravery on many battlefields In which the reds and the "palefaces" waged war together. The Hvan collection will be n conspicu ous feature of the Tiansmlsslsslppl Exposi tion. J. F. iBalltngcr , Elkhorn agent at Rapid City , S. D. , Is associated with Mr. H > an The State Bank of Crawford , which went down In the Grablc crash , has passed into the hands of John II. Jones of Hushvlllc , a republican , who was appointed by Judge W. II. Westovcr. Mr. Jones wan formerly cashier of the First Nattoral Bank of Hush- vllle and later cashier of the Riutnllle BankIng - Ing company. Among the applicants for the cecclverahlp were Andrew M. Morrlssey , a Chadron attornej ; A. G. Hobsoii , former ! } assistant cashier of the State Bank of Craw ford and H. G. Smith , formerly cashier of the Commercial State Bank of Crawford and now n hardwatc merchant la Crawford. George H. Babcock , ono of the leading attorneys of this city , has been appointed United States court commissioner by Judge W. II. Munger of tCio United States court The appointment gives universal satisfac tion In this section , Mr. Babcock being one of the prominent republican workers In Dawcs county. The Chadron Recorder Is still being Issued under the direction of Meears. Taylor and Kendall , despite the foreclosure proceedings Instituted by Dr. J. S. Romlne a short time ago. It Is the belief that the Recorder will overcome the difficulties which It has en countered and continue under the present management. The Red Cross society of this city has elected ofllcers for the ensuing year , as fol lows : President , Mrs. Mlnnlo Crltea ; vice president , Mrs Olive M. Leader ; secretary , Mrs. Emma Leas ; treasurer , Mrs. Mary J. Balrd ; visiting committee , Mesdames George Brooks. William Donahue , Olive M. Leader , J. A. Habeggcr , Mary Smltli-Hoyward , W. H. Markle. Mary Lutz. This society Is meeting with considerable success finan cially in its efforts to raise money for the suffering Cubans. Several socials have al ready been held , from which neat sums were realized. Oaie of the nodal events of the season will be given by this society Iti uiu upuiti iiuu'su iiiuj&uuy IUKUI ui mm week. It promises to bo largely attended and the Red Crc s women confidently expect a snug addition to their Cuban fund. Trial. GRAND ISL/AND / , Neb , Feb. 10 ( Special ) The trial of R. C. Hockenb rgcr on the charge of embezzlement was continued to day. The state rested at 10 o'clock this morning and after a short consultation the defense began the taking of testimony. The state was able at this time to show up all of the receipts In the treasurer's office made by Hockenbergcr as secretary of the Bard of Education to Hockenberger as county tieaaurer and also the payments In the city treasurer's office from Iiockenborger , secre tary , to the school district treasurer. It was shown through Witness West more con clusively than was done at the previous tiial that on two payments by the oecretary of the school board to the school treasurer the amounts were an even $1,000 less than the amounts collected by Hokenberger s'c- rotary from Hockenberger treasurer. This was possible from the fact that -whereas at the previous trial Mr. West refused to testify he fully Identified his handwriting at this tlmo and Miss West , his daughter and deputy , Identified the entries made by licr. licr.After After consultation attorneys fer Hcclten- l > crgcr decided to make no defense and Im mediately rested. Aigument was begun at once by County Attorney Ashton , He was followed by Thomison and north for the defense and again argued for the close. The C880 was submitted to the jury at 5 o'clock this afternoon. "Teniiirriiiiot * IIIN" | ) Itnliloil. SPRING FIDLD. Neb , Feb. 16. ( Special. ) Sheriff Startzer was In town with war rants for the arrest of George Schular and II. 'C. Bancroft for selling liquor without a Iconse. The partleu have been running 'temperancehalls" clnco the town went dry ast spring , but It has for a long time been generally understood that they wcro dealing out something stronger than that usually 'on ml In temperance halls , Iho temperance clement of the village , which elected a dry joard , has been punching up its seem ingly Indifferent servants and has finally succeeded In getting them to act. There ms been a standing offer of $50 for proof .hat would convict the parties arrested , but iau stood so far without any takers. The sheriff was also armed with search warrants 'or ' both places and succeeded In digging up n wagonload of effects , Including bottles , > eer kegs , jugs and beer cases , some full and some empty. The sheriff ( ooic the stuff , along with the parties , to Paptlllon , before County Judge Howard for arraignment. r Stolen Horncx , GORDON , Neb. , Feb. 16. ( Special Tele- gram. ) City Marshal George Stannard and he sheriff from Douglas , Wyo. , went to ho Morgan place , ten miles southeast of lordon , today and found two stolen horses jelonglng to parties In Lusk , which they irought to town. Tbo horses were brought hero a chart tlmo ago by Maston Burnett , a son-in-law of Mrs. Morgan Burnett went o Lusk a few dayH ago with four horses stolen from parties near QopJon and the ameers at Lusk were telegraphed to arrest ilm this morning. It Is expected that he will be brought back to Gordon tomorrow morning. Clay County KnrmrrH' Jimtlliite , CLAY CENTER , Neb , Feb. 16. ( Special , ) The Farmers' Institute of Clay county com- nenced Its annual meeting hero yesterday. ) , C. Williams was elected secretary. The .rat . paper was on "Dairying. " by Hon. Wll- lam Auhby of Spring Hanche. He dealt principally with the proper method of feed- Ing and most dtslmble feed. An the Author differed with sever * ! present It was fol lowed by fin Interesting discussion. H. F. Stouffcr addressed the iftiXlng on the s me subject. At the cvenlntuiisston . paper by Prof. Sherman of FalrfTeliFon "Agriculture as & Learned Professlcr JeM full of good nenso and was highly apffrclitcd. He clalmcsl that the. public schools furnished the mental power nccetsary to mtko A successful farmer. C. E. LewUi spoke on "Gardening" and George F. Warren Tend H vtill written paper on "Fruit Grow Ing. " Thoyllscusslons which followed each subject stherMj that greet In terest Is taken among the farmers to Im prove In every respect possible. Sterling Motion nn Editor. NEBRASKA CITY , Feb. 16. { Special Telegram. ) This city il iJp have another dally newspaper , with / Secretary Morton as editor. The articles , , Incorporation of the Morton Brothers' Printing company wcro drawn up today. In addltTdh to doing a gen eral job printing and lithographing business ono of the objects of the corporation Is to conduct a dally newspaper In Nebraska City. The capital stock of the new1 company Is (26,000 , fully paid. J. Sterling Morton , hla four eons Joy , Patil , Mark and Carl Don ald Maccualg , N , A. Duff and several other prominent business men of this city arc the IncorporntotB. The nanio of the paper has not yet been decided upon. The flrrt Issue will appear about April 1 The paper will bo a stanch advocate of the principles of democracy , including sound -money. HnrUnptDit Court .Notorn. H\HTINGTON' , Neb , Feb. 16. ( Spcclil Telegram. ) The case of the state against Fred Meckllnberg , which has been on trial for the last two dajs , waa concluded today and the county judge discharged the defendant ant- Some time ago J. X. Held had the de fendant arrested , charged with the burning of twenty tons of hay. About twenty-five witnesses' wcro examined , and a great deal of Interest centered In the trial , as the par ties ore both prominent and old neighbors. F. A. McCormlck , cashier of the Iowa State National tank of Sioux City , was today served with papers notlfjlng him that he had been sued by James Cunningham for $150 for falling to release a chattel mortgage which had been paid. McCormlck was In town on business and had to remain. Coltinililix CnllliiKH. COLUMBUS , Neb , Feb 16. ( Speclal.- ) All of the banks of this city have reduced their capital stock to the uniform amount of $50,000 and say as their reason for this move that they find It a very unprofitable business to have so large a capital stock. The reduction Is Just about 50 per cent. The school meeting of lust night , which was called for the purpose of dlscussslng the matter of a new school house for the city , was adjourned until ThursJny evening , when the nnttcr will be taken up acaln. It Is generally believed that , a new building will bo built , as the rooms have been In a crowded condition for some time. Hustle for l"nrin I.iiinlH. TCCUMSEH , Neb. , Feb. 16 ( Special. ) The j early hustle by renters for farm landj has commenced In Johnson county and It Is more vigorous than ever thU jeor. Farm property seems lobe very dcalrablc just now , both to bujers and renters. The prospects are exceedingly bright for crops for this tlmo of year. Mobture In plenty has filled the ground , putting the same In prime con dition for sprtig work. The wheat has ap peared and looks vigorous and thrlftj. Ilrlilce Ooc5 Out. SOHUYLER , Neb , Fbb , 16. ( Speclil Tele gram. ) Two hundred pnd forty feet of the Platte river wagon brldgctiat this point was taken out by a fiutldcn rlsts cajsM by ti.c breaking up of Loup river. The pait taken out was a portion of the lo.v brldqo built with a view to high water1 ratolng the Ice over without Injury to Hid same. Mj HlcriiiiiH lllyiiiilirarnncc. TECUMSEH , Neb , Feb. 16 ( Special. ) Charles Frohman , n > oung married man , has disappeared from Sterling and no account can bo given for his sudden departure. No word vvao left to his family or friends and he was not In debt and was of sound mind. Friends traced him afar1 ' * as Lincoln. Huraril's Nu > - l'o tiannter. HARVARD , Neb , Fob. 16 ( Special. ) Griff J. Thomas , editor of the Harvard Courier , takes possession of the postoffice today as the newly appointed postmaster. H. S. Freeman , the former deputy , will bo re tained to assist Mr. Thomas In the post- office foi the present. CInv fount ; I'oultr > Slion. CLAY CENTER , Neb , Feb 10 ( Special. ) The Clay County Poultry association Is holding Its first annual exhibition here. The entries exceed anticipations , both as to quan tity and quality. The poultry industry has reached largo proportions In this county and Is very profitable. ChaiiiluTlnln'H Cotiprli is a medicine of great worth and merit. Try It when you have a cough or cold and you are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which It affords It is pleasant to take and can nluajh bo depended upon. Mnrrlijte MCC-IINCN. rrho following marriage licenses were Is sued jesterday by the county judge : Name and Address. Age. Elll.iH Meyer , Ornnha . -1 Anna llloom. Omaha . 21 Charles II. Uoesle , St. Jofiepli , Mo . 21 Bessie Hill , St. Joseph , Mo . 21 John Dowliiifr , Omaha . 23 [ . .cnn Hans , Omaha . & > Cnarles J. FosHelmmi. Wn'vcrly , In . 31 t > oilntcia Covert , Waverly , la . 31 L.udvvlK' A. L.inden , Omaha . 31 Jlulfitena Johnson , Omaha . 21 James II. Donnelly. Omaha . 31 Margaret Mnnex , Omaha . 1H I Wells H. Scars. Omiiha . 20 Kathcrlne ! > . Havens , Omaha . 21 OF TODVi'S WlStTIIKK. riirrntuiiliiK , Tilth Ilalii or .Sno | Colilor n ml Variable UliulN WASHINGTON , Feb. 10 Forecast for Thursday : For Nebraska Threatening1 vventher , with Ight enow or rain In northern portion ; colder In western portion ; vnrlali'o winds. For South Dakota Light enow ; slightly colder ; northwcHt to north winds. For lava Increasing cloudlnc s and light snow or r.iln ; aoutheisterly winds. For Mlhsoiirl ShoAcrs , probably clearing .Thursday afternoon ; warmer In eastern portion tion , colder In western portion Thursday nlfiht ; southeasterly wlndH , becoming south west or west. For Kaunas Light rain ; clearing Thur - lay afternoon ; slightly cooler ; variable wind ? , becoming northwesterly. For Wyoming Llsht snow In the early morning , followed by fair ; rwesterly winds , I.oral ICrforil. OFFICE OF THfi WEA-THCR BUREAU. OMAHA , Feb 1C Om On record of temper ature nnd rainfall romparort with the cone , hpomllng day of the luat-three > ears ; i < 1S9S. 1S37,1SW. ! S9i Maximum tempernturo. , . 4S r/j 21 46 Minimum tomperaturb'1..1 27 27 10 S Averand temperature . . . . 3S 43 IS 27 Halnfall i.iii. ) .00 .00 .00 .00 Itecord of temperatur ' ( and precipitation at Omah.i for thh diw V and slnco March 1 , S97 : , , Normal for the day , . , . 27 : xce i for the day I..5H H Accumulated excisn plnf" March l..l , ,0 Normal rainfall for tho. , ilny 03 Inch Deficiency for the day V. OJ Inch Total rainfall Hlntn Murch 1 2087 inches ) cllelency since iMarich. 1 10 K Inches : \ce J for cor. period. 1S8C . . . 4 79 Inches Deficiency for cor. jx > rldcT , 1&93. . 11.67 Inches Hi-liorU from Hthdoim nt H v. m. / 11 Mill BTATJON3 AND BTATEfOF 3g A WEA.1JI1SH. ) nmhu , clear t'orth I'lallf. clouily Rait J-ike City , * njulnir 'hotnnc. partly cloudy tuplit city , rnowliitf . , , , luron , cloudy , , . Chicago , cltur . . . . . . . . . . . Vllllsion , purll ) cloudy , St. I-ouln , clear . , , , It , 1'aul. cloudy , > avenport , clear Menu , partly cloudy . . . < HIM * City , clear , . . . . , , lavrr , mowing . , , , , , , . , , , U0marck , cloudy , . 2iil\faton. ruining 61 T InJIeate * trace of precipitation. U A. W1SLS1I , Local Forecait OmdoJ. KANSAS PACIFIC LINE SOLD Ahin W , Kreoh Appears and Bujs in the Property. BRINGS FACE OF THE GOVERNMENT LIEN Henrcsonlnllre of the Itcnrirnnlsntlon CommlHoe of the Union 1'nclflc the Unlr Diililer. TOPDKA , Feb. 1C. The government lien on the Union Pacific line In Kansas was wiped out this rrornlng at the Union Pacific station In this city. The Kansas Pacific road wag bought In by Ah In W. Krcch , rcprescnt- Ing the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific for $6.303.000. Thcro was no competition at the sale , Mr. Krcch was the only bidder. Mr. Krcch wns the only bidder. He waited until Judge W. D. Cornish of St. Paul nn- Ished reading the long-drawn-out decree of foreclosure and then Quietly stepped up to the special master and said : "On the part of the reorganization com mittee I bid $6,303,000 $ for the Kansas Pacific road " Ten feet attar the bid \vns not hoard , but It vvus ono of the final steps In the big rail road deal. Judge Cornish then repeated the amount. "I am offered $6.303,000 for this property by Mr. Alvln \ \ \ Krech , representing the reorganization - organization committee , " said he. "Arc there any other bldJers ? "Thcro being no other bidders , I declare this properly described lu the decree sold to Mr Alvln AV. Krech on the part of the reor ganization committee. " The party left Topclca this afternoon and \vcnt to Sallna.where Friday the third sale will take place. This will be the sale of the middle division of the road a distance of 254 miles , under n special mortgage. Mr Krech will buy the property , pa > lng the up set price of $5,300,000. Oa Saturday the entire - tire line of the Kansas Pacific from Kansas City to Denver will be formally sold at the Union Pacific elation in North Topeka. This will bo under the consolldallon morlgagc and Iho upset prlco will be $8,000,000. PORT AUTIUIL VMI 1IO\COTT. Acttoin of the llonil Common toil oil li > Local Hullronil Men. The action of the Port Arthur route In se curing an order from a federal courl rc- Glralntm ; Iho Santa Fe from declaring abe bo > cott on Uio new line \arlously com mented on In local railway circles. The course pursued by the Port Arthur route Is not a great surprise , as similar action about a. jcar ago , when the Lake Shore attempted a bojcott on the Clover Leaf , has formed a precedent which any railroad company against which a bovcott may bo declared Is not slow to take advantage of. There Is no doubt among railroaders here that It was the boycott against the Port Arthur route that forced It to replace the differential of 3 cents between Kansas City and Omaha on ship ments from the south to the detriment of < ho business Interests of thlo city. It Is generally believed that the bovcott against the Port Arthur route will be ef fectually broken bj federal Interference so far as the actual Interchange of business between the Port Arthur route and the connecting lines Is concerned , but It Is not doubted but that the competing and con necting lines will harass the new line as much as possible until Its ofllcers decide to join the freight acid trafllc associations from which the new line has persistently held aloof. A prominent lallroader said to The Bee. "Tho Memphis road Is for Kansas City flrht , last and nil the time and It has the power of bilnglni ; the other lines to work against any line that attempts to give any other city LB favorable rates as Kansas City en- lojs That Is the secret of the boycott movement against the Port Arthur Route. It Is too bad that fthe Port Arthur Houto ever abolished the differential If It was not ; olng to bo able to make its stand gcod. It has had to recede from Its position be cause It was not strong enough to fight the combined southwestern lines out of Kansas City , which are against Omaha. There Is : .o good reaspn why Omaha snould not en- loy the same rates on sugar , molasses , rice ind coffee from New Orleans and other fouthorn points as does Kansas City. Kan sas City gets the name rates on cattle from Wjomlng and other western points that Omaha docs , and enjoys just as favorable rates from the north. Now just why Oiniiha should not receive the same rates from the south as docs Kansas City -something that I cannot understand. Yet the Kansas City lines boycott any road that attempts to place Omaha and Kansas City on the same basis. " NOII'I'IIWKSTCHVS TR\CIv Cir\NGni > . IiuiirnciiipntN Mmle ami In I'roc 'ns .ArroNN ( he Stntc of IOTVU , The Northwestern has now practically completed the work of shortening Its line between 'Missouri ' Valley and Council Bluffo , taking out all unnecessary curves and straightening the track. With this work has been carried on the work of placing block signal towers throughout the Iowa division of the main line. This work has liren steadily pushed since last fall from cast to wb > t and the block signals now reach aa fai as Council Bluffs. With this system It will bo absolutely Impossible , If the oper ators properly attend to their work , for two trains to bo In. the same block at the same time and a greater degree of safety will bo reached by all classes of travel. With other Improvements there has been no let-up in the work of double-tracking the Northvvestern's main line across Iowa and the work that Is now moro than half de/no will be completed , It Is said , by the time set for the. opening of the exposition. It has just been announced by Northwestern officials at Hoone , la , that further Improve ments than these now ; In progress will soon bo begun. One of the flret of these Im provements will bo double-tracking what Is called the Linn county cut-off. This Is a rhort flection of road running across Linn county south of Cedar llaplda and over which freight trains arc operated. At pres ent It Is blamed for moro delay In the oper ation of trains than all other causes. There nru times when freights arc held up at ono or the other end of the cut-off for hours , waiting for the glut of traffic moving In ono direction to get over the cut-off , with Its single track. Following this Improvement the Clinton yards are to bo enlarged. The yards are unable to accommodate business coming Into them and It is not an unusual thing to find half a dozen trains blocking the approaches to the jards because there Is not room In them to take care of the cars. cars.Tho Improvements will bo carried for ward without Interfering with the operation of the road In the least. The expeni-a will lie considerable , but not nearly to much as for the construction of an entirely new line , because there will bo no right of way to procure and the old roadbed will servo In part for the new track. KIUhorn'H > r v I'niirr A new and Improved form of railway ad- vei Using has Just made Its appearance In local railway circles. It Is a journal of four pages of seven columns each , published by J , It. Buchanan , general passenger agent of the Fremont , Klknorn & Missouri Valley railroad , and devoted to spreading the fame and Increasing the Interests of Nebraska farms. It Is called "North Nebraska Ite- Bourcea , " and Is to bo published monthly by tfco nikhorn's passenger department. The Initial issue contain * the extended repor of 'NcbrnskA ' crop * for 1897 compiled and publljhed by The B , ft letter from Senator Allen to the new fApcr on the Agriculture Interests of the state , som < pictures of Ne braska farms and an Illustrated Article oa the exposition. Subucqiicnt Issues will eon- Iftln Icttera from iMllton Doollttlp , Governor Holcomb , Atilstunt Secretary of War Melklc- John , ex-Governor Ftirnas and other promi nent Nebraskans on the farming Interests of the state , and A special article by Hon W. A. 1'oyntcr on the dairy Interests o Nebraska. aUM * HOAIJ TUMIII.K' ) IHW.V UATiS Sprlnirft n SurprlKc on the ChlcnRo- linilcrn l.lnc on .Meat . TrnfHc. CHICAGO , Feb. 16. The Kansas City Plttsburg & Gulf road continues to give Its competitors the greatest concern. To nectiro the meat trafllc of Ohlcago It has made n rate of 45 cents from Chicago through to Amsterdam. Thh Is 33'i cents Iras that the rate direct linen from Chicago to New York have been making. It Is n rate with which they eay they cannot competeIt would be belter for them to go out of the business altogether than attempt to do so The Kai.ms City , Plttsburg t Gulf , on the other hand , rajs It la but n question o ability to hnndle all the traffic It can secure at these figures. ( iumlloti of Iho Vnnt Trains. The meeting of President Hurt of the Union Pacific , Vice President Harris of ie Burlington , President HugLItt of the North western , Cable of the Hock Island and Illp- ley of the Santa To will be held In Chicago as soon ns President Bull gets through will matters pertaining ( o the purchase of the Kansas Pacific toad. At this president's meeting It Is expected that final action wll bo taken regarding the fast train service among western lines. The gcnecal passenger agent of ono of the lines has expressed his opinion that ttie ultimate outcome of the controversy will bo that excess faro will be charged on the trains of the Northvvcfltcrn- Unlon Pacific and of the Burlington because of their superior attractions for first class travel between Chicago and Denver Whether this course will or will not bo pur sued It Is known that VIce President Pan Morton of the Santa Fo la pronounced In his demands that thevo must be sonio dif ferential In rates allowed his line Itot-U Ixlnnil ClimiKPM Time. The Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific rail road has made an important change In the running time of Its train , No. 3. The change Is effective this evening. Train No. 3 has been changed to arrlvo In Omaha at 8 r > 0 p in. . Instead of at 5 35 p in It formerly left Des Molncs at 12 15 p. m , but now loaves nt 330 p m. The change give the Hock Island road a daylight train across the stnto of Iowa , the train now leaving Hock Island , III , at about S o'clock In the mornIng - Ing , coming through DCS Molncs at 3 30 p m. , and arriving hero at 8 CO p m. Th" change gl cs a person an opportunity to spenJ three hours In DCS Molncs during the bus iness portion of the day , by leaving here In the morning and returning In the evening. Train No 4 leaves hero at 720 a. in , at- riving at lies Molncs at 12 45 p. in. "ICatj' ' llniili * HUM n CHICAGO , Feb. 1C < Grcss earnings of the MVsourl , Kansas & Texas road for the month of December were $1,181,3 $ * $ ; operat ing expenses , $789,710 ; net earnings , $394- C40 ; Interest on bonds and rentals , $283.506 , surplus , $109,083. For the six months ended December 31 gross carn'ngs were $7,011,473 , operating expenses and taxes , $1,312,180 ; net $2.732,292 ; Interest and rentals , $ l,713.fil2 ; ftuiplus , $1,018,610 I.cllcr ( ! < ( I. o ItiitcH. CHICAGO , Fob 16 Grain rates from Chicago cage to the seaboard are again going to pieces. The shipment of Lcller wheat Is the cause It has been established to the sntls- fnct'on of all concerned that the rate made for the Lelter shipments Is 32'/4 cents per 100 pounds from Chicago to Liverpool. The proportion of this to be secured by the roads from Chicago to the seaboard Is 15 cenlf. onliiliiK Law StniKln. CHICAGO , Feb 1C The supreme court of Illinois has refused to entertain a motion for .1 rehearing of the antl-tlclict scalping law of the state. In IS1) ) I the court rendered a dcc'slcn ' upholding the constitutionality of the law. The ticket brokers have since made two attempts to ha\o that decision set aside. HnllivnolCH mill I'crxoimlH. S. Bambcrger , president of the Salt Lake & . Ogden railway , is In the city , enroute east ward from Salt Lake City. While in the east ho will buy new rails , new cars and other equipment for his line. Charles C. Madsen , who for several jcars has been a clerk In the ofMco of D'strlct ' Superintendent Hlchardson of the Pullman Palace Car company here , has been promoted to the position of Pullman conductor , and has beta given charge of a car out of Omaha. A paity of survejor's are at work on the Burlington's new line tnear Scward , Neb , and It Is reported from there that the com pany will soon begin work straightening the line for about a mlle cast of the station there. It Is said the line can bo consid erably shortened by taking out a few of the klnto and curves now In the track In that vlc'nlty. \vnsTiu > PACICIMJ mousi : OUTPUT. IncrciiNO In Ilia Niiiiilii'r of Hi'ccliitN ( t\ > r I/axt A cur. CINCINNATI , Feb. 16 ( Special Tele gram. ) Price Current says : Western pickIng - Ing , 455,000 hogs , compared with like num ber the preceding week and 380,000 last year. From November the total Is 7,195,000 , against C,19B,000 a jcar ago. Quality very satisfactory. Prominent places compare as follows ; 1S < S 1R97. Chlngo . 2."m < m 20IOWO Kansas City . l.ir.iOJO DOOOOO Omnhl . 4SJOOO 3S20UO St. Louis . 4SI.OUO ? ISXX ( > Indianapolis . 3VI.WM 330 000 Milwaukee . 4CsOOo : nuo)0 ) Cincinnati . 2Ti2 < WO 2r.OOO Cedar Ilnplili . IfiS.OX ) 191000 Ottumvva . 217010 mono Sioux city . mono S4WO St. Joseph . Ifi7,000 07,000 St. I'uul . lO..OOO 81,000 1MJITJI ltiCIU ( ) . GORDON , Neb , Feb. 1C ( Special Tele- gram. ) William Ilogue , ono of Gordon's oldest and most respected citizens , died to day at neon after a prolonged Illness of thrco months , In which ho literally starved to death. Ho was u prominent republican and served two terms ax postmaster under Harrison. Ho was an old soldier and a member of the IJIghty-thlrd Pennsylvania Infantry. Ho lost a leg at the battle of Malvern Hill. The funeral 'will bo held from the Methodist Episcopal church , of which ho was a member , at 11 a. m , Fri day. J. n. I'nuli. MINDCN. Neb. , Feb. 16 ( Special } Hon. J , B , 1'ugh , a lawyer of this city , died at the homo of J. B. Scott In Mlndcn on Sun day morning , In the 42d year of his age , and was burled under the auspices of tbo Kearney County Bar association. \V. iAii'r > . FAIHFIRLI ) , N ( J. , Feb , 16 ( Special Tele gram. ) George W. Avcry , postmaster and for many years a leading citizen and poli tician , died iniddenly of heart dlscaao this morning. Ho had been postmaster a few weeks only , OllnDAMTCCn Tfl PIIBC kind of Cou li Cold , every , I.aCilppc , UUHnAll I tuU IU UUnt lluai enc , Influuizn , Catarrh , mill nil lunirniidtliroiitirouhlue , bcml lor proof oMt. It ducit uot Mikcn or disagree wttlt Iho etomach , Safe forall < . . Dr. Kay's Lung Balm. U'rlle ui , giving nil ymiitonn plainly and our I'liyelclan will giro I'KKIJ ADVICE , u UH I.SKO . book ol Cold by DrucRUU or rent Iiy mail , reilpo * and a fKKK H/IMI'I.K. 1'rlcc , JO tent * ami 25 cent * . Addrtu Dr. B.J.KAY MEDICAL CO. , ( We.tern Office ) Omaha , Nob. CONVENTION OF CORN HIES Nearly Two Hundred Delegates Assemble at St. Louis. DEMONSTRATE THE USES OF THE CEREAL In Vnlnp Any Other .SlnRto 1'roiluct of the Suit Good Food for llolh Man nnd > Itcimt. CHICAGO , Feb. 16. The first corn con vention ever held In the United States began today at the Great Northern hotel. About 150 delegates are present , nnd more nro ex pected. Nearly nil the middle-western state * are represented , nn well as n few of the far western commonwealth * . Arrangements have been made for giving a practical demon stration of the value of corn n food , a kitchen having been opened and breid , crack- cm and a number of table dcllcaclra arc to bo had for the asking. F. U. Coburn , secretary of the Kansas State Hoard of Agriculture , was chosen chairman of the convention. Ho said : The object of our coming together Is to confer nbout the vvn > a nnd means by i\vhlch \ Anioilcn'H premier crop nnd wonderful cereal may be better tnulpntooil nnd ap preciated by the world at largo. Wo are satisfied Hut scarcely one per ou In a hundred thousand comprehends the magni tude of UH product , Us money value. Itn Innumerable uses and ipo-olhllltU" * , or lit vvholesomcnoFti as a unlveisal food for ani mal and man. The central-western states nro the homo ml habitat of Indian corn The government's Bt.illitltM show the aero- ngo devoted to corn to have been In recent > cars about 10 per cuit Kronlei than the rtBgrepnto devoted to wheat , oils. Inrley , buckwheat nnd pot Uocs ; In ivio the ncrongo was * IS per cent greater The casual noiwu- papcr render would suppose that tho-rc wane no other which loiiltl rlghtlv bo compared with iwhcat , Statistics , however , nhovv that during the last dec.ulo the alllo , ono ve4ir with another of our corn crc | > . hit been neatly double Pi per cent greater thnn that of our wheit. The i/iluo of the coin cro | > In this decade has been about the Hitno ns the combined vnlura of wheat oatc. bir- ley , buckwheat and potatoes produced In the same period. PRODUCT COMPAUKD WITH FILVEH. In 'lie la t tlnct1 or four years wo have * hcvml much of silver and Itn Importune ? , and from the attention , orntoiv and print ers' ink devoted to It , wo might mippo o that Iti.Mis the oiid IntPicttt before which all others piled and tunic Into hf-lRitltlcancp. The aveniRO annual pioduc't of American silver nilnos however , during the threw ve.ars ending1 with JW was less than J10- MOOOO while the average v iluo of American coin for each of the last ten years luis been , nciirlv jam.HOO000. or moro thin thirteen and a hair times the- value of all our silver , which. In the minds oC so nianv , H endowed with ' .M-lI-nlgh Qod-llko attribute' * Addlnir to the Kllvur the output of go il. wo annually produce ! corn \oith mote than seven tlmert as much as both thcte precious und mncU- covetecl mctils. I am pi cud to come fiom a state reudeil by many of the ticnltrhtod and unsophisti cated is something of a desert , which , while * being tiansfoimrti from a liuffiilo ratiKO Into the wonderful Kardcn It Is coming to lie , has in twentj-IUo > tais produced corn that In the fields had a v line of moro than JTM- 000.000 and In the last two years had nil output of 37t" > ( WO.OOO lui hols Iheso few wimple facts afford ample Justi fication for 0111 ineetint ; luio to devlsovn > i and means liV and throiiKh which coin Hliult obtain a wider recognition and the * appre ciation milled Its moilts should command. The executive committee elected officers as follows President , Colonel Chrk 13 Carr ot Galcsbtirg , 111 : vice picsldent , John Connie , South Amana , la. , secretary , n W. Snow , Chicago ; treasurer. Andrew Langdon , Buffalo. Plans were mapped out for extensive ex hibits of corn products at the Omaha and. Buffalo expositions , and at the Paris ex position In 1900. Thu executive committee will meet In , Omaha next November. \inliiiMHi ilor i\iirenHes llrprret LONDON Feb. 10 A representative of the Associated Press communicated the news of the disaster to the Maine to the Spanish ambassador here. Count do Hascon , who vvaa without Information en the subject. After expressing regret at the awful occiinence. the ambassador said that the explosion must have luen due to an unaccountable accident. as the visit of the Mulnc to Havana was ot an entirely friendly nature. SpniilHli CrulNpr n NEW YORK , Feb 16. The Spanish ar mored cruiser Vlrcaya , ivlth a crow of 4S1 men. Is expected to arrive In New York liarhor at any tlmo now. The Vl/caja comes liere on a visit of courtesy , a reciprocal com- lor wjmc. HUH luruuu UUL lu uuiau [ llsastrous visit of the war ship Maluo to- Havana. And rest for tlicd mothers In a vrann Intli \7ltliCtTicimiSoAi-amlasliigIonjipllcatlo ) t of Cunri'Rt ( nliitiiicnt ) , Ilio great skin euro. CUTictritA ltn > il mm afford Instant relief , nnd point to nspci'dy euro of torturing , dis figuring , hinulllatliig , Itching , burning , lilccd- in , crnsloil , scily nUn and scalp humors , with loss of hilr , when all clso falls. PnM llroiulout thf word. I'OTTKB Piuu iko CHIJ. d Itr hi It l'ro | I . J uilott 07 * How loCuroHklu Torlurrl lliblci , " free. SCALP ml Hfttr neinilAM br , CUTJCUHA mui * . OMAHA MEDICAL AND Surgical Inst if ute ARE OLD SPECIALISTS In the treatment of all Chronic , Nervous and Private Diseases. and all WIUKNRSbliS UCII and UlhORIIKRM OP Intli Catarrh , oil Dlseaiei of the No.e , Throat , Clint bloinacli , Liver , Jilood , Hkln und Kldnty DU- eatet , Unt Manhood. Ildrocele , Verlcocele. Oonorrhea , Oleele , UyphlUi. Htrlcture. I'llei , Kl - tul and Itcctal Ulcers Dlabete * Ilrlgtit's Ule- eato cured , Call on or aildret * with damp ( or Fiea Hook and New Method * . TrruCinvnt I ) ) Mull , Consultation free. Onialia Medical and Surgical Institute lloom I. 11714 North leth fat. . Ojnatm , Neb , m ! mifnrrnll 1tiitliir > ! ll MrVJnnlcm'i BooUiIng Syrup has tern uird for over U > > eurn ty million * of mother * lot their children while tcethlnt ; wllli inrfect cuc- ctti It toothc * ( lie child , oflm the garni , alluya all pjln cure * wind ' ollc and In the Leit remedy ( or Diarrhoea Bold by druKKlM * In every part of the world. lie euro and niK ( or "Mra. Window' * Rnolhlns Byrup" and lake no other kln U cent * a botlU KLONDIKE , Outfit and start from VANCOUVKIt bernu-e ] , VANCOUVKH U tliu cankit place on c-artli to net lo. Z.-VANCOUVCU I * the ncaret port to Alatka. 3 VANCOUVjil kOOJi are Iho cheapen ana bent. i. YANCOUVI3H cowls pay nn cuMom * duty , belnir Canadian made , und not munuf.u'- tared In the btater. B. VANtOlIVUH frelKhl U hut nn board , and therefore U lint dlnunharked , Practical men will note till * point , t-VANCOUVl'.Il run * It * own ( learner * , uiiJ ull norlh-KOinK utramera a * well Cnll at VANCOUVKH. Map * and Information true from W. UOIJI-'JIKV , Jt'rfM , llonril of Trait * , VA.VCOUViit , II. O.